vignette

noun

a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)

a photograph whose edges shade off gradually

a brief literary description

Roots

vineavign- · Latin · vine

Synonyms for vignette

sketchn photographn esquisse picturen imagen chromolithograph imageryn depictionn woodcutn

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Where does vignette come from?

The word vignette breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root vign-, from Latin vinea (“vine”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.